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Seems to be Lego's take on Disney Infinity and Skylanders.
The game leaked this morning, so WB just confirmed the thing.
Polygon has the story: http://www.polygon.com/2015/4/9/8376101/lego-dimensions-release-date-back-to-the-future-wizard-of-oz
http://www.lego.com/en-us/dimensions/
Trailer:

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Platinum Games, the studio founded by former Capcom developer Clover, has apparently struck a deal with SEGA to publish three games. Those games are:
• Bayonetta, directed by DMC creator Hideki Kamiya, and is described by the site’s correspondent as a “stylish action game” with “a witch battling angels”. Apparently she has guns on her feet.
• A science-fiction RPG for the DS called Infinite Line, where you play as a starship captain, customising your ship and crew.
• A Wii game called MadWorld. ...it’s, “Black and white Sin City graphics, with red blood. Ultra ultra violent. Fatality moves like shoving a post through someone’s head. Chainsaw on your right arm.”
Was a rumour but this trailer for MadWorld here: Here
Edit: Trailer for Bayonette: here
Looks official, is this a seprate company to 'Seeds' then, founded by other members? or Platinum Games what Seed grew into?

[Edit 16/12/14] Heists have been revealed! Info here: http://www.rllmukforum.com/index.php?/topic/274193-gta-online/?p=10175135
Thought we could do with a seperate thread for this now as it's bound to be very popular to say the least!
Here's R*'s faq: http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/51422/some-more-details-on-grand-theft-auto-online.html
Links to the official Rllmuk crews:
360 - http://socialclub.rockstargames.com/crew/rllmuk
PS3 - http://socialclub.rockstargames.com/crew/rllmuk_ps3
Couple of basic gameplay mechanics that may not be immediately obvious (spoilered in case you want to find these out for yourself, no mission or story spoilers)

This is currently 88 on Metacritic and Eurogamer have given it 10/10. It's also highly replayable so I think it warrants its own thread.
It's based on the indie PC game and is essentially a rough cross between Indiana Jones, Mario and a Roguelike.
It's out today and I can't wait to play it. I'm thinking of getting a fightpad or one of the new silver pads with the improved D-pad. Can anyone say which is the better option?
I'm expecting glowing impressions throughout the day so I can get more excited while I wait for my mum to pick me up. Don't let me down lads.

Reckon it's about time this baby had a thread of its own although we won't be seeing it until 2012, deep into that year I suspect given the obvious overlapping of interest with Skyrim. It's being developed by a new studio, 38 Studios, employing the talents of RA Salvatore (Drizzt!), Todd McFarlane and Ken Rolston (Elder Scrolls), and it seems to be an ambitious undertaking but of course competing with some tough opposition. Have no idea at this point in time how deep the lore will be or how extensive / rewarding the open world exploration. Publisher is EA. Gameplay wise it seems to be described as an "Action RPG" but hopfully will have genuine RPG elements. Some hands-on impressions are leaking out from E3 so here are some links to get us started: Official site Hands-on impression from Gamesradar Game preview including video

https://blog.2k.com/index.php/home/single/announcing-borderlands-the-pre-sequel
The wait is finally over for a new game in the Borderlands universe! We're launching you to Pandora's moon for the first time inBorderlands: The Pre-Sequel, currently being co-developed by Gearbox Software and 2K Australia, and available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC later this fall. Set between Borderlands and Borderlands 2, you'll play as four new characters classes fighting alongside Handsome Jack, witnessing his transformation into the ruthless tyrant you loved to hate in Borderlands 2, and assisting with the rise of the Hyperion Corporation. The signature shoot 'n' loot gameplay of the Borderlands series expands with the addition of low-gravity and oxygen-powered jetpack combat, the icy 'Cryo' elemental damage type, the deadly laser weapon class, and new vehicles to help you explore the lunar landscape. Who will those four new playable character classes be, you ask? Well, they are all familiar faces from the Borderlands universe: - Athena, the Gladiator: Uses her Kinetic Aspis, which is a shield that can absorb incoming damage, then convert it back into energy to use against enemies. Athena made her debut in The Secret Armory of General Knoxx DLC for the first Borderlands game. - Wilhelm, the Enforcer: Wilhelm was previously seen in Borderlands 2 as one of the first deadly bosses in the game. - Nisha, the Lawbringer: The sheriff of Lynchwood from Borderlands 2, Nisha will be dealing out her own brand of justice, which we'll discuss further in the coming months. - Claptrap, the Fragtrap: Wait - Claptrap? The goofy robot companion from Borderlands 2, now playable for the first time? Fragtrap is his character class? Well, you can play him too! In the upcoming months, we'll introduce you to more moon environments, new enemies, vehicles, and…well, we have to save some surprises. For now, feast your eyes on the first images from Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, featuring low-gravity combat, cool new guns, and more gorgeous lunar vistas than you can shake a moon-boot at. Then be sure to watch the developer overview video below to get your first glimpse of the game in action. Eurogamer Preview: PC Gamer Preview:

GTTV will debut the new game on GTTV, which airs on Thursday in the US. So what will it be? Signs point to a game Shinji 'Resi 4/God Hand' Mikami has in development for quite some time now at Platinum Games. It might very well be called 'The Ritualist', a name that was trademarked by Sega some time ago. Should be interesting, as Mikami and Kamija were responsible for most of the Capcom classics last gen. Just a few days left.

VG247 I've been out of the loop with AC games for a while now so I have no idea how this ties in and all that stuff. I always look forward to playing them, the main ones anyway, but never get around to for some reason. I still have Brotherhood to finish and I've got Revelations still in seal lol.

Surprised I couldn't find a thread on this, even though it was announced back in April.
Anyway, introducing "Zwei" (project title), the new survival horror game by survival horror's greatest director Shinji Mikami.
The game's being developed by Mikami's own studio Tango Gameworks, in co-operation with Bethesda Softworks. Besides this, not much else is known about this project which should hit the shelves somewhere in late 2013.
This is how the studio is pitching the whole thing:
This is what the man himself had to say about his latest brainchild:
Artwork:
Debut teaser trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc-jvqJV4SI
TGS 2013 trailer:
TGS 2014 trailer:
Launch trailer:

I know there's a thread for Orange Box already but that's just the name for a compilation of games. I really think this games deserve its own thread. Maybe it should be in the Online/Steam folder though?
Anyways, here goes....
I didn't get to play the original HL mod much but I managed to put a few hours into it on a couple of LANs. From what I could remember TF was a very promising CTF game and I was very curious about this sequel. Fast forward 10 years (!) and it's here, finally. I really didn't know what to expect from it as the pre-launch teasers made it look like a scripted adventure game or something but this is far from the truth, TF2 is a pure team vs team FPS.
I got this yesterday but didn't get the chance to play it much until midnight. Little did I know that the game would suck me in as it did and before I knew it the time was 9am...so basically I sat for 9 hours straight playing an online shooter, this has NEVER happened to me before.
What I truly love about it is that every class is really really fun to play, the pros and cons for each class are very obvious and logic which makes it very easy to swap to the correct class to turn the game in your teams favour. Everything feels solid and it's smooth as silk. All the characters are incredibly well animated and detailed and you're never in doubt who's who (class wise) as all classes are distinctly diffrent, this makes it easy to find who to support in a hectic battle.
The 6 maps that come with the game are very well laid out. They are easy to navigate through, even for a beginner you'll have no problem finding the enemies documents to steal (TF2s equivalent to flags), the only problem might be getting there
Characters automatically thank the medics when healed or cheer when they find some ammo, greet eachother on the battlefield or cry for fallen teammates. Everything is so detailed and charismatic that you really feel you're there, despite the cel shaded universe.
This is no doubt the most fun I've had shooting mates since Doom 1 on LAN...a staggering 15 years ago. It's easy to pick up for 'noobs' yet there's enough depth to keep hardcore fraggers occupied. In my opinion this game is worth the price for Orange Box alone, I can't reccommend this enough.

Now I know there's going to be some arguing over whether this is really retro or not but the system came out in 2006... to date there's well over 1000 games (1278 by my Excel count!) and it's reaching PS2 levels of older game releases. So with that in mind I'm getting in early
Back in 2006 if we went back 10 years the likes of the SNES, MD, PS1, N64 etc were considered retro (just look at Retro Gamer for the time) so the 360 is getting there. That's my justification anyway!
On a few recent trips to indie stores I noticed the market had pretty much bottomed out and looking at the rarer titles in the ordinary cases (not including special editions yet) goes above £50. Most titles are just a few quid with the odd exception, with this in mind I picked up a 360 slim and wireless pad for £60 as well as a nice pile of games:
The sock was not included. Now I did do another trip yesterday and picked up about 20 games but I'll snap them another time, for the moment I've just been looking at getting a load of bundles and filling out piles of a collection that way. I've also prepped a few external HD's for full installs and to get the patches whilst they are still available! That's the biggest worry that MS will pull the plug at some point and we will just be left with the standard releases. Fine on most games but on stuff like Bioware titles it'd be a mess.
I've compiled what I think is a current list of every PAL title including a list at the bottom of PAL exclusives which has a surprising few. Now this list is up to date as of 27th March but there's bound to be the odd title that will slip out that I'm not aware of.
Link
I sourced most of it from the official Xbox Achievements website, seeing as every game had them they were listed here so it's double takes as an accurate list. I coudln't find anything more complete so we are stuck with mine.
I'm not dabbling in any other countries but I might wander over to some of the Japan releases as I believe there's a fair few decent rare games there (suggestions below!).
Will I ever complete this? Who knows.... but with the price of games so low I could get through huge chunks of it without a sweat. Couple of titles I'm really looking forward to are DJ Hero and Guitar Hero with peripherals for example. I know a huge chunk of these will shoot up in price over the next few years (just look at the PS2 and Wii!) so seems the best time.
I had a 360 at launch and it was fun to go back to games I bought over 10 years ago and just redownload them. Was playing around with Geometry Wars/Sensible Soccer last night both of which are amazing games (I bought Sensi around 2007!). There's loads of games I just missed, in particular the likes of Kingdoms of Amalur come to mind which still hold up pretty well to this day.

So we don't clog up the Vita thread, I think this amazing game needs a thread of its own for high score talk, table strategy, DLC talk etc. So here we go. Launch trailer
P.S. Add me - Omizzay2 on the vita and Omizzay on PS3/XBL for some alright scores. (I briefly led on Theatre after being swiftly overtaken by jonnyalpha on the same day, and currently hold the top spot on Ripley's, though i don't expect it to last).